A 355-foot-tall lizard is poised to crush box-office rivals this weekend as Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures' "Godzilla" arrives in theaters. The $160-million film could gross around $70 million in ticket sales in the United States and Canada through Sunday, according to people who have seen pre-release audience surveys. That would mark a strong start for a potential franchise. The PG-13-rated "Godzilla" should easily take the No. 1 spot on the domestic box-office charts, replacing the R-rated Seth Rogen and Zac Efron comedy "Neighbors," which debuted with a three-day total of $49 million last weekend and has cruised past $60 million so...

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